2008: 2 months in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China. Then on to Southeast Asia for a brief 14 days. India for 3 months (including the far northern Ladakh province). On to Indonesia for Christmas and New Years, and studying for 5 months at Udayana University in Denpasar.

2009: Indonesia and Malaysia, and on to Thailand to participate in a summerschool in Bangkok for a month. In august Taiwan for a month, the 2 months of driving through South Africa and Namibia. Lastly 2 weeks spent in Oman.